Pereira knocked out Prochaska in the second round. UFC 295 Results

Tonight at New York's Madison Square Garden, the UFC 295 tournament unfolded. The evening's marquee bout was slated to be between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, but Jones suffered an injury just two weeks before the event. Their clash was replaced by a bout between Sergey Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall.

The event's centerpiece was the duel between Czech fighter Jiri Prochazka and Brazilian contender Alex Pereira for the vacant light heavyweight title. Alex Pereira delivered a knockout to his opponent in the second round, claiming the title in only his second weight category.

Following the match, Alex Pereira called out for a fifth bout against Israel Adesanya, a Nigerian citizen with New Zealand citizenship, with whom he has already engaged in four fights, securing three victories and facing one defeat.

In the contest between Sergey Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall, the Englishman emerged victorious, securing a knockout in the first round.

UFC 295 Tournament Results

Early Preliminary Card

• Catchweight (up to 66.7 kg): Jamal Emmers defeated Dennis Buzukja by technical knockout in the first round.
• Bantamweight: Joshua Van defeated Kevin Borjas by unanimous decision of the judges (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
• Featherweight: John Castaneda defeated Kung Ho Kang by unanimous decision of the judges (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
• Lightweight: Jared Gordon defeated Mark Madsen by technical knockout in the first round.

Preliminary Card

• Lightweight: the bout between Nazim Sadykhov and Vyacheslav Borchev resulted in a majority draw of the judges (29–28, 28–28, 28–28).
• Catchweight (up to 71.7 kg): Mateusz Rebecski defeated Roosevelt Roberts by submission in the first round.
• Women's Strawweight: Lupita Godinez defeated Tabatha Ricci by split decision of the judges (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).
• Bantamweight: Steve Erceg defeated Alessandro Costa by unanimous decision of the judges (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Main Card

• Light Heavyweight: Diego Lopez defeated Pat Sabatini by knockout in the first round.
• Lightweight: Benoit Saint-Denis defeated Matt Frevola by knockout in the first round.
• Women's Strawweight: Jessica Andrade defeated Mackenzie Dern by knockout in the second round.
• Heavyweight, interim title bout: Tom Aspinall (new interim champion) defeated Sergey Pavlovich by knockout in the first round.
• Light Heavyweight, vacant title bout: Alex Pereira (new champion) defeated Jiri Prochazka by technical knockout in the second round.